President Donald Trump’s Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called out Governor JB Pritzker (D-IL) over recent remarks that he said could easily “be construed as inciting violence.”
Miller took questions outside the White House on Monday, where he was asked about Pritzker’s call to action for Democrats and his assertion that Republicans should not be allowed a moment of peace.
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Stephen Miller (@StephenM) on Gov. JB Pritzker: “His comments, if nothing else, could be construed as inciting violence.” pic.twitter.com/9LZ642LS4H
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Pritzker, speaking at McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner in New Hampshire on Sunday, said, “Never before in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption, but I have now. These Republicans cannot know a moment of peace. They have to understand that we will fight their cruelty with every megaphone and every microphone that we have. We must castigate them on the soapbox and then punish them at the ballot box.”
Miller’s response was simple: “What I would say is that his comments, if nothing else, could be construed as inciting violence.”
The longtime Trump adviser went on to note that the president had already survived two assassination attempts and law enforcement had foiled numerous other credible threats on his life, and the comments made by Pritzker expressed the kind of sentiment that could potentially drive more of the same.
Miller also pointed out that left-wing attacks resulting in property damage and destruction — like the recent spate of attacks on Tesla dealerships and vehicles — were only a short leap away from physical attacks against people.
“Once you tolerate, and once you allow for attacks on property, you’re just a step away from throwing Molotov cocktails into people’s homes,” he said.
Miller briefly mentioned how the normalizing of political violence — driven by rhetoric like Pritzker’s — led to scenarios like former Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz saying she felt “joy” when UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was executed on a New York street.
Miller then addressed the fact that Pritzker, along with several other Democrat governors, was attempting to “wage war” against the federal government on issues like illegal immigration in which the federal government had supremacy to make, implement, and enforce policy.
”I’ve never seen anything like it,” he said.
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President Donald Trump’s Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called out Governor JB Pritzker (D-IL) over recent remarks that he said could easily “be construed as inciting violence.”
Miller took questions outside the White House on Monday, where he was asked about Pritzker’s call to action for Democrats and his assertion that Republicans should not be allowed a moment of peace.
WATCH:
Stephen Miller (@StephenM) on Gov. JB Pritzker: “His comments, if nothing else, could be construed as inciting violence.” pic.twitter.com/9LZ642LS4H
— CSPAN (@cspan) April 28, 2025
Pritzker, speaking at McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner in New Hampshire on Sunday, said, “Never before in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption, but I have now. These Republicans cannot know a moment of peace. They have to understand that we will fight their cruelty with every megaphone and every microphone that we have. We must castigate them on the soapbox and then punish them at the ballot box.”
Miller’s response was simple: “What I would say is that his comments, if nothing else, could be construed as inciting violence.”
The longtime Trump adviser went on to note that the president had already survived two assassination attempts and law enforcement had foiled numerous other credible threats on his life, and the comments made by Pritzker expressed the kind of sentiment that could potentially drive more of the same.
Miller also pointed out that left-wing attacks resulting in property damage and destruction — like the recent spate of attacks on Tesla dealerships and vehicles — were only a short leap away from physical attacks against people.
“Once you tolerate, and once you allow for attacks on property, you’re just a step away from throwing Molotov cocktails into people’s homes,” he said.
Miller briefly mentioned how the normalizing of political violence — driven by rhetoric like Pritzker’s — led to scenarios like former Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz saying she felt “joy” when UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was executed on a New York street.
Miller then addressed the fact that Pritzker, along with several other Democrat governors, was attempting to “wage war” against the federal government on issues like illegal immigration in which the federal government had supremacy to make, implement, and enforce policy.
”I’ve never seen anything like it,” he said.
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